Chapter 1576: Lava Wyvern
While Klaus (Rhazor) was speeding toward the Haunted Valley, his other incarnations were also busy at work, making sure the future he had seen wouldn’t come to pass.
On Earth, his incarnation, Kaden, took a break to inspect the planet and see how the people his wives had left in charge were handling things.
Already, many warrior academies had been opened to welcome the influx of young, promising warriors, providing them with proper guidance and preparing them to become the future defenders of Earth.
Klaus saw that his wives had already made provisions for the next hundred years before leaving. So, with the Cavalry of Defiance and his Beast Legion guarding the planet, life on Earth had improved over the past few years and would continue to grow.
He visited the mines where the minerals Pickle Berry and Jane had discovered were being extracted. One reason Klaus wanted them to mine everything first before finding a market was that his backing had been limited at the time.
Back then, he expected his old friends and Beast Legion to take time before reuniting with him. To avoid dragging Earth into unnecessary conflicts, he made that decision.
However, with literal Celestials now on his speed dial, he knew he had nothing to fear. Of course, that didn’t mean he would reveal Earth to the rest of the universe just yet.
He would take things slowly, and now that he had been accepted into the world of engineering, he planned to use it to build powerful weapons to protect Earth.
After completing those inspections, Klaus went to Beta Earth to inspect the military base he had commissioned, unaware of the truth.
His vision was to create a better Earth where, aside from a few law enforcers responsible for maintaining order, only ordinary citizens would live happy, fulfilling lives.
He wanted a warrior-free Earth where, apart from peace, love, and happiness, there would be no other variable capable of destabilizing it.
That was why he commissioned the construction of an ultra-modern military base on Beta Earth, the planet where humanity had been relocated during the Planet Awakening.
This place would serve as the main station for all warriors. Since it had been discovered that some of the planets surrounding Earth hosted alien beasts, having a base dedicated to clearing them out seemed like a good plan.
He also planned to make it the headquarters where, one day, all his warriors would gather to prepare for the battles ahead. He visited several other locations before returning to the Inheritance Tower and resuming his training.
He had made progress in his mastery of the scythe, but Klaus knew it was not enough, so he continued pushing himself harder to improve.
Meanwhile, on the Void Planet, his other incarnation, Efad, after clearing the third Void Vortex, moved on to challenge the fourth.
Already, by the third Void Vortex, he had faced dangerous wraiths up to the True Immortal rank. However, with his strength, he cleared them with ease. As his mastery over the Void continued to grow, he proceeded toward the fourth vortex with unwavering determination.
As he advanced, he could feel his affinity rising rapidly. While he made progress on his front, Atomic was also devouring the Void energy left behind in the cleared Void Vortices.
Already, it had devoured the Void energy from the first two vortices and had moved on to the third.
Meanwhile, as the energy was being devoured, back on Planet Caelmir, Klaus’s Paragon incarnation, Orion, was hard at work, upgrading one person after another.
Over the last few days, he had upgraded everyone in the Caelmir Royal Family. Now, Queen Leah and her children had all become Supremes, with Rania being the only one still at the God King stage.
This was because Klaus wanted her to get used to her strength first before improving her further. He knew his people were growing much faster than normal, but that was exactly what he wanted.
With what was coming, even though he planned to seek help from some old allies, he wanted to build an army capable of facing the coming dangers head-on without relying on outside assistance.
Lady Narcisa and Idalie had both become Celestials. Klaus knew the Heavens were furious about what he was doing, but he did not care.
Once his wives had been fully upgraded, Queenie decided to proceed with her mission of freeing the Asura race.
She left Planet Caelmir alongside all his sisters. Of course, most of them entered Nadia’s Puppet Workshop because they had no intention of revealing themselves to the universe just yet.
The only ones still on Planet Caelmir were Asha and Lady Danika, who had yet to awaken from their cocooned states.
The moment he was done upgrading his wives and potential wives, he turned his attention to his Legion and began upgrading them as well.
He had already upgraded Gorr to the Supreme stage, but he had also entered a cocooned state and had yet to awaken.
Klaus knew that the day Gorr woke up would be the day the Heavens Court would feel the wrath of the infamous God Butcher.
For now, he remained in a comatose state.
He selected one hundred beasts to upgrade. After that, he would turn his attention to Asmodeus and his other undead. Then, his friends from Earth would follow.
Afterward, he would search for more energy sources. With Atomic’s power steadily flowing, he estimated that within four to five years, he would have hundreds of thousands of Celestials and Supremes under his command.
Back at the academy, his main body was also hard at work, fixing one issue after another.
Many problems remained unresolved, so with his superior mind, he planned to spend the next four weeks solving them all before embarking on his mission to the Elven Galaxy.
He had also started training Eiko and planned to make her one of the greatest engineers in existence.
Should the day come when he ventured into the unknown, he wanted someone capable of managing his engineering empire in his absence.
With so many incarnations spread across the universe, Klaus was accomplishing countless tasks simultaneously, a testament to the kind of monster he truly was.
But while all this was happening, his incarnation in the Devil’s Maw was also making steady progress.
Rhazor had come to understand that he would soon face his greatest challenge yet, so he prepared himself both mentally and spiritually.
However, nothing could have prepared him for what happened four days into his journey.
"SCREEEEEEECCCHHHH!"
Just as he was flying over a lava mountain, a terrifying screech erupted from deep within it.
"Danger."
Rhazor sensed it immediately and willed himself to move faster. The wheels beneath him roared with flames as his speed surged, carrying him forward like the wind itself.
However, from the molten lava emerged a terrifying beast, one that made even Rhazor’s skull tingle.
[You have discovered a Lava Wyvern.]
[Rank: God King]
[Combat Power: Peak God Emperor]
"I can outrun it," Rhazor said as his speed increased even further, leaving blazing trails of fire in his wake.
But it was as though the heavens had been waiting for this very moment.
Just as he was about to leave the beast’s range, his body suddenly came to an abrupt halt.
Then, a message he never expected to see appeared before his eyes.
[You have been affected by a skill called Duel EX.]
[You have no choice but to fight.]
"Oh, come on. Is that even legal?"
His hand moved, and the [Flame Eater Bow] appeared.
As much as he would have preferred to avoid an unnecessary battle, he knew he had no choice.
If he refused to fight, he would die.
